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Publisher Comments

If you're a developer looking to supplement your own data tools and services, this concise ebook covers the most useful sources of public data available today. You'll find useful information on APIs that offer broad coverage, tie their data to the outside world, and are either accessible online or feature downloadable bulk data. You'll also find code and helpful links.

This guide organizes APIs by the subjects they cover—such as websites, people, or places—so you can quickly locate the best resources for augmenting the data you handle in your own service. Categories include:

Website tools such as WHOIS, bit.ly, and Compete

Services that use email addresses as search terms, including Github

Finding information from just a name, with APIs such as WhitePages

Services, such as Klout, for locating people with Facebook and Twitter accounts

Search APIs, including BOSS and Wikipedia

Geographical data sources, including SimpleGeo and U.S. Census

Company information APIs, such as CrunchBase and ZoomInfo

APIs that list IP addresses, such as MaxMind

Services that list books, films, music, and products

Synopsis

An overview of the best resources for the data scientist: software tools, public data sources, and more.

About the Author

A former Apple engineer, Pete Warden is the founder of OpenHeatMap, and writes on large-scale data processing and visualization